English-Spanish translations for devolve

  • delegarSi de verdad creemos en el poder a las personas, debemos delegar en ellas y preguntarles lo que desean. If you truly believe in power to the people, we should devolve power back to them and ask them what they want. ¿Por qué no delegar más poder en muchos ámbitos, no sólo en los gobiernos nacionales, sino también en las comunidades locales, en quienes se encuentran más cerca del asunto legislado? Why not devolve more power in a whole series of areas, not only back to national governments, but also to local communities - those people closest to the issue that is being legislated on?

Definition of devolve

  • To roll down; to unroll.
  • To be inherited by someone else; to pass down the next person in a succession, especially through failure or loss of an earlier holder.
  • To delegate or someone.
  • To fall as a duty or responsibility or someone.
  • To degenerate; to break down.

Examples

  • A discussion about politics may devolve into a shouting match.

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